2013-2014 MICHAEL PEARSON THESIS PRIZE FINALISTS DREXEL UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF ARCHITECTURE & INTERIORS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION

MARISSA HEBERT gold medal ALYSSA STEIN silver medal ZESHAN MALIK bronze medal finalists DANIEL CHITTICK ROB HALLOCK BRANDON JANY JEFFREY PETERS CAITLIN YOUNGSTER Class of 2014 Christopher Aker, Angelo Camano, Michelle Casso, John J Evans, Elise Farano, Kim-Uyen Franey, Melanie Groch, Anthony Guerino, David Halter, Ian Hertzler, Murray Kamara, Hal Kessler, Jacob Knipper, Mikel Koroveshi, Lech Machura, Sean Malloy, Scott McMillen, Donald Nicholas, Brian Nunziato, Christopher Rafalowski, Shawn Rebuck, Kevin Rorabaugh, Christopher Schiefer

   Year  Winner      Runners-­‐up      1990  Ellen  Sisle    Bill  House  1991  James  Livo5    1992  Sherri  Kimmel    John  Howard  1993  Doug  Proctor    Doug  Hertsenberg  1994  Lance  Lukasiak    1995  Glenn  Fearon    John  Yoder  1996  David  Lachi    Manuel  Tsihlas  1997  Richard  Miller  1998  Bram  Janai5s    Caroline  Ly  1999  Miguel  Fernandez  Anthony  Bracali  

     Gold      Silver      Bronze  

2000  Mar5n  Breen    Michael  Metzger    MaS  Heckendorn    2001  Terrance  Woods    Courtney  Anspach    MaS  Xavier,  Kirs5  Kuhns  2002  Eric  Heidel    Mary  Frazier    Andrew  Lengel    2003  Karie  Wong    Jackie  Ford    Ming  Tung  2004  John  Keene    John  Myers    Timothy  Bailey  2005  Joshua  Janisak    Kelly  Anderson    Timothy  Cock  2006  Francesca  Oliveira  Joshua  Kiehl    Robert  Piasecki  2007  Kristopher  Harris    Gloria  Orfanos    Laura  Glantz    2008  Uk  Jung      David  Artman    Rebecca  Vargas  2009  Roseann  Randa    Soha  Shah    John  Sakoian  2010  Jonathan  Chizacky  Ashley  Hedrick    Erin  Robertson  2011  Isaac  Southard    Kara  Haggerty    Thomas  LaPorta  2012  Joshua  T.  Lessard    Michael  Fierle    Benjamin  Currie    2013  Jennifer  Yunhee  Shin  Agnieszcka  Vinson  Kevin  Malawski  2014  Marissa  Hebert    Alyssa  Stein    Zeshan  Malik  

This prize was established in memory of Michael Pearson, a 1988 graduate of the Drexel Architecture Program. His life, so full of promise, was tragically cut short in 1989. Prizes are awarded each year to the architecture students who produce the best Thesis Projects, and who, in the course of the Thesis year, show exceptional spirit in pursuing the work. The winner receives a gold medal and a generous stipend for extended travel in the study of architecture. Second and Third Prize winners receive medals. The Pearson Prizes are award at the Final Thesis Reviews by the vote of the faculty.

THE MICHAEL PEARSON PRIZE

GOLD MEDAL MARISSA HEBERT RECultivate Advisor: Robert Nalls

Agriculture gave rise to the first modern civilizations and allowed for population growth. As the cities grew, so did the farms. The population continues to grow and natural resource supplies are dwindling. The systems in place do not allow for a resilient food supply for future generations.

This building’s purpose will be to facilitate the research being harvested in a living lab and think tank. The building itself will also funtion as a living form to help grow the crops and support the purpose. Therefore the building will mimic nature and react to help the cause of creating a resilient food supply.

LIVING LAB

Mondragon, SpainWilliam McDonough + Partners Inc.Built Area: 3000 sqm

The Acede Living Lab will be a creative working environment and be a creative working environment and think-tank that is inspired by Cradle to Cradle thinking, facilitating the innovative research and development of new home environments while also promoting collaboration, the health and well-being of its occupants, and local biodiversity. Drawing from the aspirations of Acede Drawing from the aspirations of Acede along the streetscape while also shading the interior, a vertical hydroponic green-house is incorporated into the south facade adjacent to the central communal kitchen and extends to the roof gardens and greenhouse above.

This site has a geographical relationship with the highway, Caltrain, Bay Bridge, and downtown San Francisco. The land came late at the beginning of this century. The Southern Pacific railroad company filled in the northern section of Mission Bay by the late 1800s, and debris beginning of this century. The Southern Pacific railroad company filled in the northern section of Mission Bay by the late 1800s, and debris from the 1906 earthquake helped to fill in the rest. After serving as rail yard, Mission Bay was mostly a wasteland by the 1970s. Santa Fe and Southern Pacific merged in 1983, creating a subunit called Catellus, which handled non-railroad business. Catellus spun off from the railroad in 1993, taking Mission Bay with it. It has since begun to rapidly evolve into a wealthy neighborhood of condominiums, high-end restaurants and retail, and biotechnology research and development. The site I have chosen is zoned for redevelopment and a portion of it is currently and retail, and biotechnology research and development. The site I have chosen is zoned for redevelopment and a portion of it is currently occupied by parking for the adjacent AT&T Ballbark. Re-imagining this parking is one of the site issues. The site lends itself to a great amount of pedestrain traffic and has views from I-280 and the Bay View Bridge.

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The site is situated north of USFC’s medical research campus. The masterplan I developed adds an agricultural research hub to agricultural research hub to make mission bay a new research center connected to several surrounding universities and major districts of San Francisco.

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is a new paradigm for sustainable design that reinvents the industrial model and asks, what can nature’s innovation teach us about creating a resilient food supply, built environment, and energy source for future generations? Masterplan

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When approaching the center, visitors pass by a children’s garden, outdoor classroom space, and wetlands.

Visitor’s can learn about the history and future of agriculture and growing processes involved in experimental galleries and classrooms.

The produce grown in the research center and outdoors can be enjoyed in the farmer’s market and cafeteria.

Biomimetic meshes capture water molecules from the San Francisco fog for irrigation and building uses.

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SILVER MEDAL ALYSSA STEIN Common Ground Advisor: Jon Coddington

BRONZE MEDAL ZESHAN MALIK Serene Haven- The Language of Two Advisor: Jon Coddington

FINALIST DANIEL CHITTICK Outlier: Building in the Alaskan Wilderness Advisor: Sherman Aronson

Outlier Site3,700ft

outlierdesigning for the alaskan wilderness

Outlier is a series of structures located 60 miles into the pristine expanse of wilderness know as Denali National Park and Preserve in central Alaska. This project seeks inspiration in these natural surroundings and endeavors to create buildings with minimal environmental impact, that embrace the mission and ethos of the national park service, and that establish a bold architectural aesthetic reminiscent of this beautiful yet unforgiving environment. In doing so, the hope is to embody a careful balance between built structure and the natural world.

Daniel Chittick / Advisor - Sherman Aronson

site Denali National Park and Preserved is composed of 6 million acres of pristine wilderness ranging from 200 feet in elevation to 20,320 feet, the highest point on the North American continent. The site selected for Outlier is that currently occupied by the Eielson Visitor Center. This point is located at mile 66 along the Denali Park Road. The site looks out across the Thorofare River, the Muldrow Glacier, and up towards the Peak of Mt. McKinley.

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programThe Program for Outlier is the result of series of interviews. During the summer of 2013, Denali Park facilities staff, the director of operations for the main visitor center, the head of park research, and a partner from a local firm that has completed work in the park were each interviewed at length. All of this information was synthesized in order to establish the ideal program elements for a structure at mile 66. The result is a multi- use facility servicing the western half of Denali Park. The three main program elements are a wilderness center to orient and initiate park visitors, a research facility with small lab and workspace, and a dormitory style housing structure for park staff and researchers.

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inspirationTåkern Visitor CenterAntarctica 2009

20,000 sf

TransmissionYosemite

Monte Rosa Hut, SACZermatt, Switzerland 2009

12,000 sf | 15000 ft altitude

Tåkern Visitor CenterGlänås, Sweden, 2008

8,000 sf

Built to replace an existing alpine hut, the Swiss Alpine Club chose to design a

highly modern and sustainable structure in the high Alps. Construction at this

location involved 3,000 helicopter to trips to deliver precision milled timber,

prefabricated glass, and aluminum panels. The stated goal for this structure

was complete self sufficiency and it manages well, producing 90% of its own

energy. The structure can house up to 120 people and is only accessible by

foot or helicopter. While the focus of the ‘hut’ is efficiency and functionality,

the structure also has some very warm and pleasant interior spaces. This

structure meets both the sustainable criteria, and possesses a certain remote

and essential quality that ideally will be replicated in this project.

This visitor center is built on pilings beside a lake in the Tåkern nature preserve

in Sweden. The structure sits at the forest edge and appears to ‘touch the

earth lightly’ to borrow Glenn Murcutt’s phrase. The crystalline geometry of

the structure appears dynamic and fresh yet not out of place in its natural

environs. The center also possess a simplicity in program with flexible open

spaces compact and efficient service spaces. It maintains a consistent interior

connection to the natural environment. The space appears comfortable but

not overbearing. The minimal interior finishes and natural wood are particularly

appealing, and appear to resonate well with the verdant surroundings.

This is the first zero emission polar research station on antarctica. The research

center uses a combination of photovoltaics, wind turbines, and passive

techniques in order to produce energy year round. The station also uses what

is termed a ‘programmable logic controller.’ This computer system constantly

monitors 2,000 points of energy production and consumption prioritizing and

delivering energy with maximum efficiency. Also the station has the capacity

to reuse 100% of its waste water using space based technology. This project

showcases successfully implemented sustainable technologies in an extreme

polar climate.

This is a series of rendered digital laser scans produced by the

photographer, Dan Holdsworth. Holdsworth reappropriates

terrain data gathered by the USGS from the National Parks to

create a series of stark yet familiar landscapes. As with much

of Holdsworth’s work, these landscapes articulate an uneasy

tension between the natural and built environment and express

the potential for beauty therein. This innovative synthesis of

digital technology and natural forms serve as a potential source

of inspiration for building in Denali.

The following are a few projects that both inspired many of the concepts behind Outlier and informed the technical development of the project.

mid review The Mid Review presentation consisted of a comprehensIve site analysis, program studies, form making concepts, site test fits, conceptual floor plans, and potential methods for seasonally expanding and contracting program space.

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Prospect / Refuge

The perception of safety and comfort can be magnified by the vastness of Denali Park. Spaces in which one can survey long distances from shelter tend to resonate with their occupants as pleasing.

The form should enclose to the degree that a distinctive sense of identity and place are archieved. However, there should also exist a sense of porosity in which the user of the space remains in constant contact with the natural world and never loses a sense of their place within that broader context. This permeablilty is also crucial in diminishing the interuption to surrounding ecological systems

Enclosure / Porosity

As the scope of program will shift seasonally, these structures must shift as well. One looks to the metaphor of a seed expanding into a plant and then contracting back to a seed. The size and function of these structure will change with shifting program demands and also the seasonal shifts of the natural environment.

Expansion / Contraction

The visitor center and research facility can also be viewed as a points of departure. This is the place at which a user transitions form a single path to and infinite number of paths. These structure should organize this transition but not dictate or limit the experience.

Orientation / Disorientation

These forms will shape the experience of their users. Specific attention must be paid to the experience of the park visitor. As the park experience for many is limited to the park road and visitor centers, the placement of forms and spaces in the sequence of the visitor’s experience, and the way in which they color that experience will dictate the success of these structures.

Arrival / Sequence

These structures should possess a formal resonance with the surrounding evironment while simultaneously distinguishing themselves from this same environment. While showing a deep sypathy for the natural context, these structures will ideally also express a tension between the natural and built world.

Resonance / Definition

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seasonal useWilderness Center - April 15 - September 15 Park open to public May 1 - Sept 1

Most activity in the park is dictated by a huge seasonal shift. The use of Outlier is no different. During the summer months, buildings open and program space spills out onto the surrounding terraces. Conversely, dur-ing the winter months, The structures seals up and usage is extremely limited. In this way the use of the facility reflects natural cycles.

Research Lab - April 1 - October 1* *Uses Entirely Renewable energy - Open beyond with non- renewable backup

Housing- March 15 - October 15* *Uses Entirely Renewable energy - Open beyond with non- renewable backup

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The National Park Service is perennially looking for ways to encourage visitors to venture out into the wilderness with-out compromising the purity of this environment. The park service is hesitant to set permanent trails as these will create human thoroughfares and disrupt the surrounding ecology. This project proposes a transient network of trails and de-ployable hut structures to guide visitors as they enter the back country. Each season these paths can shift allowing former paths time to return to their natural state

Outlier Huts are designed to be air-dropped into place. Due to the pervasiveness of small aircraft in Alaska and the incredibly rugged ter-rain, these 100 s.f. structures are intended to be air lowered via helicop-ter as a refuge in some of the most inhospitable regions of the park. As they touch down they expand and deploy themselves on the ground.

These structures are composed of a double layer of pvc fabric with pv film cells imbedded in a south facing side. This will provide sufficient power to provide illumination during the nightime, creating beacons in the wilderness.

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Trail Markers are designed to be stacked and easily transportable. A Ranger could stake out a new trail with markers every mile in a single trip. They are comprise fo a thin sheet of steel and have a keyed anchoring device so that they remain fixed in place until needed to set the next trail. They also have a small PV cell and illuminated hash marker to help guide wayward hikers in the evenings

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Research Lab and Housing In the Winter

FINALIST ROB HALLOCK The Link Advisor: Matt Heckendorn

FINALIST BRANDON JANY The HMHS Brittanic wRECk Center Advisor: John Blatteau

FINALIST JEFFREY PETERS Coming Soon Advisor: Stephen Varenhorst

Jeffrey PetersThesis Advisor: Stephen Varenhorst

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This thesis project seeks to analyze the relationship between film and architecture. Both film and architecture aim to create a sense of harmony and story with a sequence of events or spaces. Can architecture replicate the excitement and emotion of the movie expe-rience?

South Broad Street still lacks a clear identity; this project aims to work at different scales to create a 21st century vision for South Broad Street. The concept of the proposed building is a theater, school, and residential tower.

The theater portion of the building will showcase student work as well as newly released films. Also host local and international film festivals.

The function of the school is to teach movie making, and film production, film theory and screen writing. Students will develop the skill required with help from professional instructors. The school will be a annex to the local Philadelphia Unversities that teach film to bring together graduate students under one roof to work together.

The residential tower will house a small portion of student housing with it’s primary focus to be on market rate apartments. The tower can be used fund the school and theater programs.

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Base District: CMX-4Center City Commercial Mixed-Use• Allowed uses assembly and entertainment business and professional retail: consumer goods, eating & drinking establishments passive / active recreation educational facilities libraries and cultural exhibits radio television and recording services visitor accommodations• Max occupied area (% of lot): buildings greater than 5 stories with 1 or more dwellings units 90% others 100%

ZoningSupplemental Use Controls:14-502(5)

Parking Loading Controls:14-502(6)(a): Vechicular ingress and egress is prohibited to and from the following: Accessory parking and loading and trash areas or structures14-502(6)(f): Accessory parking lots are prohibited.

Special Review Controls:14-502(8)(a): L&I shall not issue a building permit for the erection of a building or alteration of a façade in the Chestnut and Walnut Street Area, South Broad Street Area, or East Market Street Area until the Commission has reviewed plans of the facade and determined that the proposed facade, in the opinion of the Commission, is in harmony with Center City’s historic commercial area and pedestrian-oriented environment. The Commission has 60 days to approve or disapprove the application, after which its approval will be presumed.

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SFSchoolEntry 100 s.fReception 300 s.fAdmin 2,200 s.fClassrooms (6) 1,200 s.fStudios 2,000 s.fFilm - Studio 3,000 s.fScreening Room 1,000 s.fMusic - Recording Studio 600 s.fGraphics - Studio (4) 1,400 s.fLounge 1,525 s.fLibrary 1,525 s.fRestrooms variesStorage 2,000 s.fMail Room 100 s.fMechanical 1,000 s.fOffices 150-200Conference Room 800 s.fEmployee Lounge 800 s.f

ResidentialApartments (160) 150,000 s.f

TheaterLarge Theater (250 seats) 4,000 s.f2 Medium Theater (185 seats) 3,200 s.fCafé 1,200 s.fKitchen 800 s.fResturant with kitchen 10,000 s.fGallery/Exhibit Space 2,000 s.fRestrooms (16 total) varies

Total Square Footage 190,750 s.f

The selected site is located at 311-315 South Broad Street in Philadelphia Pennsylvania.Currently hosting the Philadelphia Horticultural Societies pop-up park event, the site and the area were reengaged with a green space and mobile beer garden. The PHS pop-up park will be closed and dismantled at the end of October, 2013 returning the site back to a vacant lot. The 300 block of Broad Street contains a vacant retail corner building (1344-52 Spruce St), a vacant historic cafe (311 S. Broad St), Broad Street ministries church, University of the Arts Anderson Hall (333 S. Broad St,) a 10-story building with classroom spaces and offices on the upper floors, and an existing 4 story parking garage with a Starbucks on the ground floor. Across the Broad is the Street Kimmel Center for Performing Arts and University of the Arts Hamilton Hall.

Site Context

‘CINEPALEGO’ FUTURISTIC CINEMA COMPETITION ENTRYTOKYO, JAPAN

ARCHITECT: CHANSOO BYEON + DAICHI YAMASHITACOMPLETED: 2012

• URBAN INTERVENTION• A NETWORK OF SCREENS DESIGNED TO CREATE A VARIETY OF SOCIAL SPACES• INTEGRATE CINEMA INTO DAY-TO-DAY LIFE• MAKE THE ACT OF WATCHING A MOVIE LESS OF INDIVIDUAL EXPERIENCE

COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO MEDIA PRODUCTION CENTERCHICAGO, USA

ARCHITECT: STUDIO GANG ARCHITECTSCOMPLETED: 2010

• OVERLAPING PROGRAM• FILM PROGRAM THAT COULD BE USED FOR PROPOSED BUILDING• CREATED SPACES USING FILM TECHNIQUES

MAXXI MUSEUMROME, ITALY

ARCHITECT: ZHA HADID ARCHITECTSCOMPLETED: 2009

• “CAMPUS FOR ART”• PATHWAYS OVERLAP AND CONNECT IN ORDER TO CREATE MANY DYANMIC AND

INTERACTIVE SPACES• EVEN WITH OVERLAPING SPACES PROGRAM REMAINS CLEAR AND ORGANIZED

The architecture of Bernard Tschumi is inspired by cinematic terms and techniques. Tschumi’s Parc de la Villette in Paris is an urban park designed with consideration of the temporal quality of space, and the spatial quality of time derived from movement.The Cinematic Promenade is regarded as a film strip composed of a montage of sequences and frames” (Tschumi, 1987:8). Succes-sive frames of individual gardens represent the image track, and connecting pedestrian walkways represent the sound track.

Tschumi (1987:VI) argues that a cinegram is created by the rapid succession of frames, and therefore exists as a superimposition of independent parts. The relationship between the independent frames and the whole is essential in the understanding of the film, and the sequence of events becomes important.Space, moment and events

Tschumi (1994:9) states that “in their individual state objects, movements, events are simply discontinuous. Only when they unite do they establish an instant of continuity”. The relationship between objects, movements and events formulates the architec-tural experience. These form three levels to which the element of time is introduced in the form of moments, intervals and se-quences.

The chief characteristic of the Transcripts is the sequence. Tschumi (1994:10) defines the sequence as a “composite succes-sion of frames that confronts spaces, movements and events”.In order to gain the complete experience the succession of one frame after another is necessary. “The Transcripts are thus not self-contained images. They establish a memory of the preceding frames, of the course of events, their final meaning is cumula-tive; it does not depend on a single frame but on a succession of frames and spaces” (Tschumi, 1994:11). Similarly, movement through a building should be experienced as a sequence of events stimulating a sequence of experiences.

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The principal of the design up to this point was taking the school spaces and laying them out in a linier se-quence like a filmstrip. The spaces would be squeezed and stretched to create the linear form. Then taking the “filmstrip” created by the spaces and wrapping in around the building to inform the design of the interior. Then taking the public spaces and places them in the empty area between the school spaces. The main theory influencing the design at this point was the idea of being watched and watching.

On the exterior the design would be informed by the surrounding context along Broad Street. Drawing sight lines from the adjacent properties such as Kimmels bal-cony and the university of the arts main building steps. These sight lines would be used to place projectable surfaces on the building.

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8th FloorRestaurant

9th FloorApartment Amenities

10th-24th FloorApartments(7 per floor)

Balcony

Studio

Theater #1(220 seats)

Studio

Admin

Ticket

Cafe

Entry

Entry

Theater #3Outdoor Roof

Theaters #4-#5(150 each)

Theater #2Outdoor Roof

Sound Stage/Film Stage

Outdoor Roof Deck

Restaurant

Gym

Lounge

Lounge

Outdoor Roof Deck

The final design was informed by the context of the site and the original idea of film, the principal that I filet was important since mid-review; that a person is being watched and is watching. On the exterior the building was cut back along Broad Street to leave space at the side so that Broad Street Ministries could be used as a backdrop for the building. The church’s historic façade would be a key component of the design. With the residential entry adjacent to the church it wouldn’t to public or to private. The building would have two entries one along Broad Street with a small plaza in front; the plaza would add much needed green space to Broad Street. The second entry would be at the corner. The two programs (school and theater) would both use the first floor as an entry, then spilt to separate the uses. The school would always be visible from the the-ater side to the public. The public could watch as the students worked and learned about film. Then the stu-dents could watch the public as well.The public side would have a large atrium space and the visitors would experience a liner story like progression through the space as they worked their way up to the theaters. Visitor’s views would be directed into and out of the building at key points.The exterior façade would add a type of drama to the building. A metal second skin would allow projection on the side of the building. During the day the public moving through the space would animate the building, then at night projection would animate the surface of the building. Allow movies to be projected on the façade of the building, the steps at University of the Arts and the Kimmel balcony would both become more inviting to the public. Creating a public realm outside the building along Avenue of the Arts.

FINAL REVIEW

CONFIGURTION A – LECTURE CONFIGURTION B – FILM

THEATER #4 & #5 THEATER WITH CHANGABLE USES - 150 SEATS (PER THEATER)

SECTION A SECTION B SECTION C

SECTION D SECTION E

ROTATE

APPLY

INFO-GRAPHIC BECOMES INTERACTIVE FLOOR PATTERN. CAN BE USED BY VISITORS TO LEARN ABOUT THE MAKING OF FILM.

SECTION B SECTION C

*CREDIT CANAL+

Story Board

Scene 1: Along Broad Street Scene 2: At the Steps Scene 3: The Lobby

Scene 4: Lobby Part 2 Scene 5: The Second Floor Scene 6: Large Theater

Scene 7: The Roof Deck Scene 8: The Roof Theater Scene 9: The Roof Theater(s)

Scene 10: The Lobby Down Scene 11: The Roof Deck Scene 12: From Kimmel Jeffrey PetersThesis Advisor: Stephen Varenhorst

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FINALIST CAITLIN YOUNGSTER The Plant Advisor: Natalie Malawey-Ednie

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initial design concepts//research + ideas + analysis

INFRASTRUCTUREsupported

COMMUNITYsupportedINDUSTRY

REVITALIZATION of two existing wa-terfronts for a purpose beyond devel-oper driven projects or “green space”

ESTABLISHMENT of a new product, service, industry and culture relavent to the modern city, integrated into a public space for the community

INTEGRATION of old industrial relics as new pieces of infrastructure

PERCOLATION of ideas to other post-industrial urban

PUBLIC SPACE

INDUSTRY

BUILT WORLD

NATURAL WORLD

PRODUCERS

CONSUMERS

//site selection + context

//site analysis

1935LAST FACTORY CLOSESMarks end of industry along Manayunk Canal

1980’sDECLINE IN BUSINESSManufacturing is obsolete in the townshipEmpty storefronts along Main Street Venice Island is abandoned

1815SCHUYLKILL NAVIGATION CONSTRUCTEDManayunk Canal is part of it62 miles of canals totalBrings resources to the cityManayunk grows as a result

1815-1828GROWTH IN MANAYUNKIndustry drives demand for town Housing and Main Street built, pop. 1,098 10 mills on Venice Island

1690LAND PURCHASED FROM WILLIAM PENNBuilt mills in WissahickonFarmlands established

1812RIDGE TURNPIKE COMPLETED Connects Philadelphia to Manayunk for the first time by road along Schuylkill

1890HIGH POINT OF INDUSTRY Most land along canal is developed by factories/shopsLargest is Economy MillsManuf. cotton, textiles, paper, lumber, chemicals, and power

1830TRACK LAID FOR PHILA, GERMAN-TOWN, NORRISTOWN RAILROADMarks end of need for the Schuylkill Navigation System

1990’sREVITALIZATIONDevelopers open several restaurants on Main StreetAdvertised as a place to visitRe-establishment of an upscale commercial cooridor

2004CONDOS BUILT ON VENICE ISLANDFirst big development project

2013LOWER VENICE IS. PROJECT PWD installs stormwater basinNew theatre constructedNew children’s park + recre-ational equiptment

NOWTHEPLANT

//historic context

//site + contextual photos

conceptual design//planning

Riparian Buffer protects the island edge from erroding and from adjacent land , improves water quality and creates a habitat for creatures.use,

Existing HealthyRiparian Edge

Schuylkill River Venice Island (Fill, Brownfield) Venice Is.Rail Line

Manayunk Canal Towpath Trail Existing Commercialw/ Apartments Above

Main Street, Manayunk

Main Street, Manayunk+18.8’

Towpath and Venice Is. Rail Line+13.3’

Schuylkill River0.0’

Main Street, Manayunk+24.3’

Towpath+15.8’

Schuylkill River0.0’

Top of Venice Island +12.7’

Continuation ofPedestrian Path

Observation Deck

New Pedestrian Bridge Constructed based on existing industrial bridge to access second floor of building

Storage and rec. equip.

Big StairsBrings people to upper levels and provides seating and social space

Grassy place for picnics andrecreation

Vertical Greenhouse FarmAquaponic and hydroponic stacks are efficient with space and with resources, re-using water and creating a closed-loop system with the introduction of fish.

Modular DesignFarm units are modular in design,

allowing the farming component of the building to increase or decrease in production based on future demand.

PercolationModular farms can be set-up on site, then transported to one of thousands of vacant properties in post-industrial Philadelphia, acting as a model for design and establishing a modern industry for a modern city.

Public PlazaThis space acts as an extension of the marketplace

ADA Ramp to Second Level

Plans to extend the Bala-Cynwyd Heritage

Bike and Pedestrian Trail accross the old Manayunk Train Bridge to conneAquaponic and hydroponic stacks take advantage of southern explosure and are

Growing roof and water harvesting system

The Lookout spot.

Vertical FarmThe gardens take advantage of southern explosure and are supplemented by LED lighting, powered by a micro-hydro system. Automatic operable windows help to reduce conditioning costs while maintaining an ideal climate for plant growth

Putting the Past on Display by framing the wool mill ruins and creating a canvas for public art installations in this space.

New trees for shade and soil remediation

Connect to and enhanceexisting Towpath trail

//design intentions in section

NEW PARKING FOR EMPLOYEES24 SPACES

Access to the riverfront will allow for new recreational activities that engage people with nature and water.

EXISTING RIPARIAN BUFFER

Canal View Park provides access to the Towpath and

Views across the canal to new vertical farms, wetlands, and boardwalk to the river.

Up to 50 Kw electricity from a micro-hydro system to power vertical farms or to give back to the grid

Inlet and wetlands create a

shallow place to Explore the water while also managing

Floods and stormwater

The Venice Island Garden creates a place especially for the

local Community where friends and family can gather and work together to grow food and be outdoors.

ENLIVEN and CROSS Manayunk Canal

EXPERIENCE The Schuylkill River

CONNECT to Main Street, Manayunk

Green

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Infrastructre as a canvas for

Public Art

EXISTING WOODED PLACE

Use light, water, kinetic sculp-ture and art to attract people to

the canalfront and Enliven the space

Elevated Rail Line

NEW PARK ANDPEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ACROSS

NEW PARK ANDPEDESTRIAN BRIDGE ACROSS

A BEACON along The Schuylkill Expressway

A Public Plaza is the convergence of the built and natural, the public and the industrial, for people.

Re-Use of old infrastructure elements for new purposes

//design intentions in plan

technical design review//building components

//system + structural design concepts

the Plant//fi nal design

//site design

//main building concepts + phasing diagrams

//building + structural components

//ground fl oor plan

//upper fl oor plans

//building systems

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//physical model